programming language

/ˌproʊˈgræmɪŋ ˌlæŋgwɪdʒ/

Other forms: programming languages

Definitions of programming language

1. noun

   (computer science) a language designed for programming computers
   synonyms: programing language

   types:

   algorithmic language

   an artificial language designed to express algorithms

   assembly language

   a low-level programing language; close approximation to machine language

   computer language, computer-oriented language, machine language, machine-oriented language

   a programming language designed for use on a specific class of computers

   multidimensional language

   a programming language whose expressions are assembled in more than one dimension

   object language, target language

   a computer language into which something written in another computer language is to be translated

   object-oriented programing language, object-oriented programming language

   (computer science) a programming language that enables the programmer to associate a set of procedures with each type of data structure

   one-dimensional language

   a programming language whose expressions are represented by strings of characters

   stratified language

   a language that cannot be used as its own metalanguage

   unstratified language

   a programming language that (like natural language) can be used as its own metalanguage

   LISP, list-processing language

   a flexible procedure-oriented programing language that manipulates symbols in the form of lists

   Prolog, logic programing, logic programming

   a computer language designed in Europe to support natural language processing

   COBOL

   common business-oriented language

   C

   a general-purpose programing language closely associated with the UNIX operating system

   BASIC

   a popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use

   Pascal

   a programing language designed to teach programming through a top-down modular approach

   decision table

   a table of all contingencies and the actions to be taken for each

   flow chart, flow diagram, flow sheet, flowchart

   a diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer program or an accounting system

   logic diagram, logical diagram

   a graphical representation of a program using formal logic

   algebraic language

   an algorithmic language having statements that resemble algebraic expressions

   Java

   a platform-independent object-oriented programming language

   type of:

   artificial language

   a language that is deliberately created for a specific purpose